Community Alert

FROM BEVERLEY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD LISTSERVE 

posted at 7:30 am, 5/29.  

I wanted to alert the community about an incident that happened on our street (Dogwood Drive) yesterday evening. My husband saw a man in a white windowless cargo van on the other side of the street who had his phone held up horizontally toward our 5-year-old daughter and a friend playing in the kiddie pool. My husband bolted up, and once the man saw my husband he put his phone to his ear, then pulled away. The man was white, with a bald/shaved head.

Commuting Options for Metro Shutdown

FROM SLUGLINES.com


In preparation for the metro shutdown, there are new sluglines organized at the following locations.
1) Francoina-Springfield Metro (K&R waiting area), https://goo.gl/maps/ueBBnCagxwPt1Xhh8 … 2) Van Dorn Metro (Past the Blue Line Shuttle), https://goo.gl/maps/aEiuHoDBPDbqXoRaA … 3) Landmark Mall (Opposite to the Bus Shelter) https://goo.gl/maps/L5MtxpVhmw1E7vxx8 … To coordinate rides join https://www.facebook.com/groups/dcsluglines/ … For slugging information during metro shutdown check http://sluglines.com/metroshutdown/ 

Metro Blue and Yellow Lines Close for Reconstruction: Starting Saturday, May 25th, the six BLUE and YELLOW line stations South of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be closed for full platform reconstruction and major station improvements.To expedite construction and minimize customer inconvenience, the following stations will remain closed through Sunday, September 8th, 2019.

- Braddock Rd
- King St-Old Town
- Eisenhower Ave
- Huntington
- Van Dorn St
- Franconia-Springfield

The station closures are part of Metro's three-year Platform Improvement Project that will completely reconstruct the outdoor platforms at 20 Metrorail stations, making platforms safer and more accessible for customers with disabilities, while also addressing safety concerns and longstanding structural issues. For more details regarding this closure please go to https://wmata.com/service/rail/PlatformProject/

The Alexandria Police Youth Camp (APYC)

The Police Youth Camp in Kilmarnock, Virginia hosts seven week-long residential camp sessions and has 100 spots remaining for Alexandria residents, aged 9 - 15, plus, two weeks for 16 year-old Counselors-in-Training.

Cost: $530 a week but we have scholarship funds available. 

When: Camp Runs from Sunday to Friday. The first week is June 23 - 28. The last week is Aug 4-9. Campers typically attend only one week.

What: The APYC has been around since 1947. Many people call us “police camp” but the activities are the same as any other overnight resident camp (boating, zip line, swimming, fishing, climbing wall, etc).

Application Process: The application for camp can be found here: www.AlexPYC.org. Once completed, a YMCA staff member will contact the parent to determine what week the child can attend and complete any additional paperwork. There is no paperwork to complete to receive scholarship funds; we work on an honesty policy.

 

Transportation: ACPS provides a bus to and from camp, though parents are welcome to drop the child off on the property. It is located in Kilmarnok VA, about 2.5-3 hours away from Alexandria. There is no fee to take the bus.

Video of Camp: To give you a better idea of what camp includes, there is a video here: www.AlexPYC.org.